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Cartouches Gauloises (2007)

Cartouches Gauloises poster
Original title
Cartouches gauloises
Directed by
Mehdi Charef
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
AL
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the summer of 1962, a young boy experiences a pivotal change as his childhood in Algeria comes to an end. The film shows events through his eyes during that final season.

nostalgicbittersweetchildhood-perspectiveevocativepoignantwarmgentle

What happens

Summer of '62 (French: Cartouches gauloises) is a 2007 French film, filmed in Algeria and directed by Mehdi Charef. It was screened out of competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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